- Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica
The Diocese of Legnica (Latin: Dioecesis Legnicensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Legnica in the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. According to the Catholic Church statistics 30.1% of the population attended a church every Sunday and holy obligation day or more often in 2013.
History
March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Legnica from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Wrocław
December 25, 2013: An Eucharistic Miracles knowns as Eucharistic Miracles of Legnica happened. A consecrated host transformed into heart muscle human tissue in agony.This was confirmed by the University of Wrocław and University of Szczecin.
Special churches
Minor Basilicas:
Bazylika św. Erazma i św. Pankracego w Jeleniej Górze
Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Krzeszów
Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja w Bolesławcu
Leadership
Bishops of Legnica (Roman rite)
Bishop Tadeusz Rybak (1992.03.25 – 2005.03.19)
Bishop Stefan Cichy (2005.03.19 – 2014.04.16)
Bishop Zbigniew Kiernikowski (2014.04.16 – 2021.06.28)
Bishop Andrzej Siemieniewski (since 2021.06.28)
See also
Roman Catholicism in Poland
Sources
GCatholic.org
Catholic Hierarchy
Diocese website